Belarusian authorities detained musician and radio host Aleh Khamenka on June 25, 2025. Khamenka’s detention was made public on June 30.
On July 9, the human rights group Viasna reported that Khamenka [AB1] had been detained in Minsk in June on extremism charges over his alleged cooperation with an independent Belarusian media outlet labeled as “extremist.” The specific charges brought against him are unknown.
In October, CPJ emailed the Belarusian Investigative Committee, the country’s law enforcement agency, for comment but did not receive any response.